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Memoirs of a great detective
Incidents in the life of John Wilson Murray (1904)

compiled by Victor Speer

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Table of contents...
I. MURRAY
II. FROM BABYHOOD TO BATTLESHIP
III. THE FIRST CASE: CONFEDERATE COLE'S COUP
IV. A WORD BY THE WAY
V. KNAPP: A WEAZENED WONDER
VI. THE FEMININE FIRM OF HALL AND CARROLL
VII. THE EPISODE OF POKE SOLES
VIII. HOW A FEUD ALMOST BURNED ERIE
IX. TWO SCARS, BY THE BLADE OF NAPPER NICHOLS AND THE BULLET OF WHITEY STOKES
X. A KING, A LUNATIC, AND A BURGLAR -- THREE IN ONE, AND NONE AT ALL
XI. THE BOX-CAR BATTLE OF SWEETMAN, AND THE THRASHERS WITH THE WHEAT
XII. WITH THE HELP OF JESSIE MCLEAN
XIII. THE COURSE OF A CAREER
XIV. SANCTIMONIOUS BOND
XV. WHEN RALPH FINDLAY LURCHED AND FELL
XVI. THE TINKLING HOUSE OF WELLINGTON SQUARE
XVII. THE DRIVERLESS TEAM OF CALEDONIA ROAD
XVIII. APROPOS OF HUNKER CHISHOLM
XIX. THE WHITESIDES OF BALLINAFAD
XX. THE MONAGHAN MURDER
XXI. THE SIX-FOOT NEEDHAMS: FATHER AND SON
XXII. PRETTY MARY WARD OF THE GOVERNMENT GARDENS
XXIII. THE FATAL ROBBERY OF THE DAINS
XXIV. "AMER! AMER! AMER!"
XXV. MCPHERSON'S TELLTALE TROUSERS
XXVI. WHEN GLENGARRY WRECKED THE CIRCUS
XXVII. THE DISAPPEARING STORES
XXVIII. MARY ANN WEATHERUP, COQUETTE
XXIX. THE CAPTURE OF LOCHINVAR SPROULE
XXX. THE MILLION DOLLAR COUNTERFEITING
XXXI. HENEY OF THE WELTED FOREHEAD
XXXII. THE TOOKES'S REVELS IN RICHES
XXXIII. BIG MAC OF SIMCOE, YOUNG SMITH AND BILL NAY
XXXIV. JOHN DOBBIN, FROM BEYOND THE QUICKSANDS
XXXV. LUKE PHIPPS, WHO BURIED HIMSELF ALIVE
XXXVI. THE NEW YEAR'S MURDER OF STILLWELL OF BAYHAM
XXXVII. THE WINTER ROAD TO MANITOULIN
XXXVIII. THE LONG POINT MYSTERY
XXXIX. JOHN STONE, GENTLEMAN
XL. BATES OF ALLANBURG'S FUNERAL PYRE
XLI. A SPREADER OF ARSENIC
XLII. FOR A MESS OF POTTAGE
XLIII. SHET-BLACK HERRES OF THE DING-DONG MUSTACHEES
XLIV. BALDY DRINKWATER
XLV. OLD JOHN KLIPPERT OF WATERLOO
XLVI. THE RETURNING OF DARKY GEORGE CLAXTON
XLVII. TWO DISAPPEARANCES
XLVIII. THE HOLLOWED CHOCOLATE
XLIX. THE SHANTY CITY OF SLABTOWN
L. WHY TAMBLY SLEEPS IN GEORGIAN BAY
LI. REGINALD BIRCHALL: OCCUPATION, MURDERER
LII. THE FOOTMARK BY LANGFORD'S BED
LIII. THE LADY OF THE PIERCING BLACK EYES
LIV. AN ESCAPER OF GENIUS
LV. PENNYFEATHER OF THE BANK
LVI. THE TOUR OF CHARLES HILTON DAVIDSON
LVII. OVER THE ANDES FOR AITKEN
LVIII. THE CASE OF PERRY WEINBERG
LIX. THE FOUR BARN BURNINGS OF CHATHAM
LX. ALMEDA CHATTELLE, THE HAIRY MAN
LXI. THE GANGS OF BURTCH AND RUTLEDGE
LXII. THE MIDDLEMARCH MYSTERY
LXIII. THE GRADED GRAYS
LXIV. GEORGE ALGER'S GRAVEYARD POLICY
LXV. THE KILLING OF JAMES AGNEW
LXVI. THE VOICE OF THE HAUNTED HOUSE
LXVII. OLIVE ADELE SEVENPIPER STERNAMAN
LXVIII. SIMPERING JIM ALLISON
LXIX. THE TURNIP PIT TRAGEDY
LXX. FOOLISH FRANK OSIER AND WISE SAM LINDSAY
LXXI. EDDIE ELLIOTT, BOY MURDERER
LXXII. DEMURE KATE PENDER OF EMSDALE
LXXIII. WHY HUMPHREY WENT BACK TO PRISON
LXXIV. LAING OF LAWRASON'S, THRIFTY THIEF
LXXV. LEE CLUEY OF CATHAY
LXXVI. MELVIN HALL, FREEBOOTER
LXXVII. THE MURDER OF JOSEPH SIFTON
LXXVIII. THE THREE DYNAMITARDS
LXXIX. THE TEMPORARY QUIRK MYSTERY
LXXX. TWO CROOKS IN CLOVER
LXXXI. THE CRIME OF CHARLIE KING
LXXXII. IN CONCLUSION

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